Students’ Creative Talents and Skills Garner Scholastic Recognition

St. Margaret’s had Gold Key winners in every eligible grade this year, in six different writing categories and seven different art categories.
St. Margaret’s artists and writers had their many talents and skills recognized at the 2018 Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, taking home 83 art awards and 64 writing awards including a combined 26 Gold Keys won by 20 different Tartans in the West Coast Regional-At Large division.

Since 1923, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards has recognized art and writing works in 29 different categories for students grades 7-12. Judges look for work that best exemplify originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. Gold Keys are considered “the very best works submitted to local programs.”

St. Margaret’s had Gold Key winners in every eligible grade this year, in six different writing categories and seven different art categories.

“We are very proud of all the creative avenues students choose to pursue here at St. Margaret’s,” said visual arts chair Jesse Standlea. “They hone their skills and channel their self-expression in extraordinary ways, and it’s great to see their outstanding work be recognized with such high honors.”

The 26 regional Gold Key winners will be forwarded for judging in the national competition. Last year, six Tartans won national medals, and Kinsale Hueston was named a prestigious National Student Poet based on her Scholastic submissions.

Art

St. Margaret’s had 13 Gold Key winners, 24 Silver Key winners and 46 honorable mentions in a variety of art categories ranging from photography to film animations to ceramics.

Senior Hana Adams was the recipient of two Gold Keys in photography, for her pieces titled “Self Romance” and “Our Own Little World.” She also received a Silver Key in addition to five honorable mentions, all for photography.

Also awarded Gold Keys in art were freshman Madye Arundale (film & animation), junior Tiana Baird (sculpture), junior Isabella Blount (ceramics & glass), sophomore Campbell Case (ceramics & glass), senior Evette Chung (drawing & illustration), senior Danielle Drislane (painting), senior Sarah Ko (photography), senior Annie Moore (ceramics & glass), freshman Tiana Pavia (digital art), senior Sophie Payne (photography) and junior Keyon Talieh (photography).

Click here to see the full list of Regional Scholastic Award Gold Key, Silver Key and honorable mention recipients in art from St. Margaret’s.

Writing

In the writing categories, St. Margaret’s had 13 Gold Key winners, 24 Silver Key winners and 27 honorable mentions.

Grade 7 student Tina Mai and sophomore Nadia Farjami each won three Gold Keys. Tina’s work “Dark Chocolate” was honored in poetry, “The Monster Under the Bed” in science fiction & fantasy, and “White Rose” in short story. Nadia received two Gold Keys in poetry for “An Immigrant’s Crown” and “Medicine” as well as a Gold Key in critical essay for “A Pink Invasion.”

Grade 7 student Sophia Karahalios won two Gold Keys in novel writing and poetry. Also winning Gold Keys were sophomore Juliet Cushing (flash fiction), grade 8 student Alana Godfrey (science fiction & fantasy), senior Kinsale Hueston (poetry), freshman Saurabh Mallela (short story) and grade 8 student Gianna Montesano (short story).

Click here to see the full list of Regional Scholastic Award Gold Key, Silver Key and honorable mention recipients in writing from St. Margaret’s. 
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